Facade Design Beyond Buildings
At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form
At the core of facade design is the concept of interdisciplinarity, a bridge between concept and materialization apt to relay a built form
<p>Dynamic architectural lighting in urban areas is a key element in creating attractive nighttime icons in addition to potentially generating…
The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) on the Allston Campus is the largest new building at Harvard University in recent decades with a footprint
Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme events
The stability of monolithic glass fins is reasonably well defined; as an elastic material it behaves in a similar manner to other elastic materials
Model building codes and standards in the United States use a probabilistic model to define glass load resistance (LR). In general, these model
Facades play an important role in the control of energy flow and energy consumption in buildings as they represent the interface between the outdoor
Glass as a building material plays a very important role in modern architecture, determines our visual landscape, and fulfills practical functions
High-rise buildings in growing cities could become more vulnerable to variations in wind flow due to the continuous changes in urban topology. The
<p>The architectural facade, like clothing for a building's form, serves as both an aesthetic expression and a protective veil, concealing the inner…
Facades developed in response to climactic factors increase performance and human comfort while reducing energy loads. A single building envelope
The SCALP device is designed to measure the residual compressive surface stress of glass. As the SCALP does not rely on the birefringence properties
<p>Building design criteria requires that government buildings be designed for a variety of extreme loads including blast, hurricane, and impact…
<p>There have been three decades of liberating developments in the application of descriptive geometry and freeform design methods, as well as the…
Recent years have seen an increase in the use of insulated glazing units (IGUs) in spandrel applications to visually blend the appearance between the
<p>Shanshui City and Star Bund Center can be considered as representative projects of RFR Shanghai recently Both provide creative solutions for…
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector is critical to limiting global temperature rise to less than 1.5⁰C. Construction and
Navigating the building code, while challenging in any respect, can be even trickier when considering the use of emerging materials on building
<p>The conventional modern facade is essentially flat, which creates the tendency toward visual monotony and problems for modulating daylight—both on…
The use of glass in the exterior facades provides greater light transmission into the building and improved views for occupants. Coastal areas in